Ever wonder what $235,000 can get you in north Everett?

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 04/11/2018 at 10:00 • Filed to: house shopping

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Well. Wonder no more, friends. The answer is: less than 650 square feet and no garage.

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Everett/1817-Fulton-St-98201/home/2726715?utm_source=myredfin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=android_share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link

Oh, what’s that? You can push the budget up to $300k, you say? Well, we’ve got you covered.

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Everett/2208-Cedar-St-98201/home/2748413?utm_source=myredfin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=android_share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link

I have slightly more square feet, a garage, and much larger lot... I think I’ll sell mine for half a million, no lowballers I know what I haaaaaave

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:04

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I am surprised those are so cheap. A friend who bought a view condo on Grand a couple years ago was discreetly bragging about what he thinks it is worth now, like 100% more than he paid. I replied with something along the lines of you haven’t made a penny until you sell, and good luck in this market.

I still think you should stay put and work with what you have.

Kent and Auburn are getting even worse now, too.

Arrivederci > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:09

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Real estate is simply nuts in a lot of places. My in-laws bought a home in Boston about three years ago for roughly $850k. Now, if they were to sell it, it would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.1-1.2MM. They have renovated the kitchen (at a cost of maybe $30k), but that’s about it.

arl > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:09

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That would be about 650K in Alexandria VA, near Old Town.

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:12

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I knew Trilogy retirement communities were pricey but I still wasn’t prepared to see 1.3 million for a 2bdrm rambler

Wacko > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:14

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did you price out your house?

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:14

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Meanwhile, searching Redfin for 200-300k in my ZIP code:

https://www.redfin.com/NC/Mount-Holly/916-Pierce-Ave-28120/unit-1/home/145128045

https://www.redfin.com/NC/Mount-Holly/1858-Stanley-Lucia-Rd-28120/home/41058299 (on nearly 2 acres)

https://www.redfin.com/NC/Mount-Holly/4608-Hickory-Grove-Rd-28120/home/41056853

Cash Rewards > arl 04/11/2018 at 10:15

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Yup, minimum. I’m in Vienna, that wouldn’t even buy land.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:15

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Jealous! You know what $250K gets you in my area? 50% of a dumpy 1 bedroom apartment.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:16

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This here is the rub, though. Does one buy an expensive home in a growing area, hoping to make 50-100%+ over the years you live there, but eat ramen in the meantime....or buy an affordable home in an affordable location but only see the value increase with the rate of inflation. 

f86sabre > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:16

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Come to Atlanta. We have cars, roads, food and warmth.

We can also get 2700 sqft on an acre for that.

- A recovering Washingtonian

Sorry about your painful search. My cousin bought a place in Marysville about a year ago. Probably 15oo sq feet. I don’t even want to think of the cost.

nerd_racing > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:22

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I paid 71650 for my 1108 sq. foot house with a 2 car garage and half an acre of land.

gettingoldercarguy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:29

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http://www.king5.com/mobile/article/syndication/podcasts/seattle-homes-earned-54hour-heres-how-other-cities-did/281-536752951

gettingoldercarguy > Cash Rewards 04/11/2018 at 10:30

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Check out Mercer island.

Milky > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:40

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I hope you enjoy the quality of life there. Luckily I like Detroit and my roommate paid 240 for this recently flipped house with 4 bedrooms.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:42

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That gets you a 500sqft condo here.

diplodicus > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 10:44

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3600 SQFT 2 car garage 189k

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1810-S-Woodland-Dr-Port-Huron-MI-48060/77901886_zpid/?fullpage=true

I actually wish I made more and had a use for all that space because I really dig that house.

Milky > diplodicus 04/11/2018 at 10:46

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Needs some updating but thats cool and a good price.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Milky 04/11/2018 at 10:46

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ugh. Damn. I should move to Detroit

diplodicus > Milky 04/11/2018 at 10:51

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Oh ya some of the interior is outdated and that exterior needs paint. But I’m a big fan of all the light inside there.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Wacko 04/11/2018 at 10:55

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Not yet.

duurtlang > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 11:00

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$235k would get me a 28 m2 (300 sqft) apartment in this.

Did I mention it was already rented out to someone and you can’t really throw them out or raise their low-ish rent? So investment only...

Or you could take this, which does not have a renter so you can actually live there yourself! Only 23 m2/250 sqft though. Bathroom needs renovating and yes, the outside does look rather questionable.

Milky > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/11/2018 at 11:02

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Its not for everyone, but thats what makes it cheap.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 11:03

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That’s why I love loving in a small town. This is a, 1300sq/ft, 3 br, 2 bath, with a 2 Car attached garage, and a shed out back, with a good sized bad yard. And the house is less than 20 years old. For 129,000. https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/0_fr/1_fs/29726_rid/2-_beds/58000-145000_price/X1-SS38fdz31068ej_9ej1g_sse/

I know wages are better, and there’s a wider variety of career opportunities near major cities, but I just can’t image living anywhere but a small town. Also we plan on buying a house with 5-20 acres in the next few years, and plan on spending less than 200,000. Like a lot less.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 04/11/2018 at 11:05

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That is the bigly rub. I live in a place, a good place but a place nonetheless. Sure my value has gone up nominally, but homes in slightly better areas have gone up much more, to the point where they’re feeling beyond my reach. There’s a sense of feeling trapped at times...

I mean, uh, Celica... yeah, that’s the ticket.

Mid Engine > fintail 04/11/2018 at 11:16

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There’s nothing available in Bothell for under $400k, most homes are mid $600's

nermal > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 11:16

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Is there a way to request that my neighborhood gets gentrified? I would like to sell my house for double what I paid for it to some shmuck.

fintail > Mid Engine 04/11/2018 at 11:22

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I have a friend who last year bought a 17 year old tract house in maybe the Bothell/Mill Creek border (Everett address) on a 4000 sq ft lot (no joke) for 500K. They work in Bellevue. Fun commute!

Mid Engine > fintail 04/11/2018 at 11:33

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My wife works in downtown Seattle, takes the bus.. I work from home. One of the big problems beyond finding a decent house in your price range is the taxes keep jumping up year over year. That, and when people need work done on their home more sticker shock.

gettingoldercarguy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 11:52

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We looked at Everett when moving up here but there were some things that felt a bit off.

gettingoldercarguy > arl 04/11/2018 at 11:55

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1.3 million for land only https ://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2099252787_zpid/

fintail > Mid Engine 04/11/2018 at 11:58

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Funny thing, tax rates in this region generally aren’t bad, but values have spiked so much, it creates an expense many did not plan for, especially the lucky generations who bought 25+ years ago back when normal working people could make it happen.

Mid Engine > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 12:00

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848 sq feet in Sunnyvale. $2M cash

https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/2/17073100/silicon-valley-house-home-sunnyvale-record-price-crisis

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gettingoldercarguy > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 04/11/2018 at 12:01

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Where are the mountains and ocean? I can’t see them.

KevlarRx7 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 12:05

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300k USD is around 220k British pound, near to me that won’t even get you a two bed bungalow.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-68374025.html

Mid Engine > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 12:09

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here’s my neighborhood unincorporated Bothell, on the edge of Mill Creek. Development is 10 years old

  https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/47.850451,-122.173151,47.847049,-122.178918_rect/17_zm/

my property taxes have increased $2500 in three years

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 12:20

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Pesos?

THShorn92 - Left his car in America > KevlarRx7 04/11/2018 at 12:23

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Better than here in Brighton. You could get an ok flat for that much. Maybe a 2 bedroom as long as it’s not city centre

AM3R, lost another burner > arl 04/11/2018 at 13:01

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Come over to old town Clifton, this may get close to 7 figures lol.

KevlarRx7 > THShorn92 - Left his car in America 04/11/2018 at 13:03

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You pay a bit of a London premium in Brighton though, the nearest shop to my house is a 30 minute drive. But look at that view;

Pistol Whipped Cream > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 14:12

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just move out of WA already. I paid $175k for a 1500SQ 3bed/2ba with a 3 car garage here in the PHX metro. We can use your talents here!

asenna > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/11/2018 at 14:24

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Here is the same house in Everett, Massachusetts $339K 720sf

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/74-Englewood-Ave_Everett_MA_02149_M42721-72584

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > asenna 04/11/2018 at 14:33

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No fair, it has a basement and a “garage”

arl > AM3R, lost another burner 04/11/2018 at 16:20

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Madness....

arl > arl 04/11/2018 at 16:20

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Edit - I want to move back to Indiana. I could get that house in Anderson for 40K. Sigh.

THShorn92 - Left his car in America > KevlarRx7 04/12/2018 at 07:21

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Oh yeah, we get a lot of London commuters.

I don’t mind living out in the middle of nowhere, not sure the wife would like it as much though.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/12/2018 at 07:27

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bargain compared to Melbourne!